WHERE ART COMES TO LIFE

aBOUT Naina Maithani Kulkarni

Naina’s initial years as a self-taught artist came to the fore, coincidentally after a tête-à-tête with a local Vietnamese artist, Mr. Tran Viet Son, on the banks of the Thu Bon River in Hoi An where Naina’slife journey had taken her. A relationship that had started as a “Guru-Shishya” (or master-disciple) soon transformed itself into that of a “Guru-Bandhu” (teacher-colleague/friend) during which time they had decided to launch their own galleries – 57 Tran Phu & Sonsanto. Now, Naina’s works have spread far and wide, and have adorned art collectors’ homes in India, the United States, Britain, Europe, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, Thailand, etc.